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A lightweight bomb shelter for heavy conditions.

You and a buddy can comfortably sit out brutal weather inside the Dragontail Tent. MSR designed this single-wall tent to withstand four seasons of mountaineering abuse, and this lightweight shelter weighs in at just under five pounds. After a long day of trekking, you want to sleep soundly, and the Dragontail has an ideal balance of strength, space, and features so you can catch some Z's uninterrupted by the elements.

Single-wall design saves weight, eliminates the hassle of pitching a tent and securing a fly amid foul-weather, and aids in moisture breathability

Overhead ventilation tunnel allows stifling moisture to escape from within

Spaciousness is the name of the game: a large vestibule protects your boots and bags, and 41 inches of interior height let you sit up and stretch in the morning

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This tent hits it out of the park!!!

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I've put it through the wringer

After being stranded on the blue ridge highway during a spring snowstorm this tent saved my ass!!! I had to sit tight in a state park and luckily had my backpacking gear in my car. This tent is not exactly going to warm you up, but the ventilation set up will keep the inside of the tent dry. One other comment. This tent has plenty of room inside of it for a couple of people to hunker down for a bad storm!!

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One Serious Tent

Familiarity:
I've put it through the wringer

I bought this tent back in 2006 then lost it when my whole pack was stolen in Haiti in 2011. But for the 5 years I had I put this tent through hell and back and it stood up to the brutality. From a blizzard in the Badlands of South Dakota to the humidity of the Caribbean in Haiti and everything in between. I can't recommend this tent enough. Its just the best 2 person 4 season tent thats offered by anyone. Setup in simple and once you set it up the first time, you will be setting it up in under 5 minutes after that. Plenty of room for 2 people plus gear. The vestibules are useful for storing wet boots and gear. I've been in complete downpour at Mt. Rainer for 3 days and never got a drop on me inside the tent. It might be a bit more expensive than other offerings but worth every single cent.

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The way that air flow on the top of tent

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I am planning a several week ski tour in...

I am planning a several week ski tour in northern Ontario and will potentially be facing minus 50 temps and high winds. I know this tent is designed for elevation, but I think conditions may be analogous. How does this tent do in extreme (and I ean extreme) cold

It's silnylon, which should be able to handle the cold better than PU coated nylon. The vent on top means that moisture won't coat the inside of your tent as much as a single wall tent that uses a membrane to be waterproof. With that said, the vent means you won't be able to warm up your tent at all, so make sure you'll have a bag to match the lowest temperatures. MEC Thor with a liner perhaps? I would also take a look at the Mountain Hardwear EV-2 or the Marmot Alpinist. This one isn't freestanding, so that might be a problem for setup in high winds. If you don't like those designs, you'll never go wrong with a Black Diamond Bibler tent.

how big is this tent packed up in a...

Its 20 x 7 inches if you leave it in the bag it comes in. I generally separate the poles and the body though. The poles are a few inches around and 20 inches long. The tent itself can be compressed pretty well with a compression sack...about 1.5 or 2 nalgene bottles worth.

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Sick Roomy LIGHT tent

Sick tent. Much better than a bivy system in a storm. weighs less than two bivy sacks and the poles and the tent weights are about equal so it is good for splitting up fairly between two people. SO MUCH SPACE.